Andrew Childs
Professor
Department of Computer Science and
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
University of Maryland
Fellow
Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)
Contact
| Email: | amchilds@umd.edu |
| Phone: | +1 301-405-2329 |
| Office: | ATL 3359 |
| Address: | Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science 3100 Atlantic Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA |
Research
My research aims to better understand the power of quantum systems to process information. I am especially interested in quantum algorithms, including topics such as quantum simulation, quantum query complexity, quantum walk, and quantum algorithms for algebraic problems.
Teaching
- Fall 2026: Introduction to quantum information processing (CMSC 657)
- Spring 2027: Design and analysis of computer algorithms (CMSC 451)
- Past courses
- Lecture notes on quantum algorithms
Advising
- Information for prospective students and postdocs
- Current students
- Joseph Carolan
- Amin Shiraz Gilani (co-advised with Matt Coudron)
- Zhenning Liu (co-advised with Daniel Gottesman)
- Connor Mooney (co-advised with Alexey Gorshkov)
- Mahathi Vempati
- Jeffery Yu (co-advised with Alexey Gorshkov)
- Former students and postdocs
Academic service
- Editorial Board, Communications in Mathematical Physics
- QIP Conference: Program committee, 2013, 2019, 2020 (chair), 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026, 2027 (algorithms topic co-chair); Steering committee, 2015–18